13 birders enjoyed spectacular weather on the Huntley Meadows Monday Morning Bird Walk today. Once again, the barred owl was perched in trees immediately next to the east entrance to the boardwalk, giving all a magnificent view. Other highlights included both Cliff and Bank swallows joining the usual abundance of barn and tree swallows, and a lone male Blue Winged Teal. Canada Goose - 35Wood Duck - 5 Wood Duck - 20 American Black Duck - 1 Mallard - 25 Blue Winged Teal - 1 Hooded Merganser - 7 Great Blue Heron - 1 Great Egret - 1 Green Heron - 4 Osprey - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 2 Semipalmated Plover - 5 Killdeer - 4 Greater Yellowlegs - 2 Lesser Yellowlegs - 2 Solitary Sandpiper - 15 Spotted Sandpiper - 8 Least Sandpiper - 12 Morning Dove - 5 Barred Owl - 1 Chimney Swift - 75+ Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 Downy Woodpecker - 2 Northern Flicker - 1 Pileated Woodpecker - 1 Eastern Wood-peewee - 4 Acadian Flycatcher - 6 Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 White-eyed Vireo - 1 Red-eyed Vireo - 6 Blue Jay - 1 Crow Sp - 1 Fish Crow - 1 Tree Swallow - 20+ Barn Swallow - 50+ Bank Swallow - 8 Cliff Swallow - 1 Carolina Chickadee - 5 Tufted Titmouse - 2 Carolina Wren - 3 Eastern Bluebird - 1 Veery - 2 American Robin - 2 Gray Catbird - 3 Northern Mockingbird - 1 European Starling - 2 Yellow Warbler - 1 Chestnut Sided Warbler - 1 Magnolia Warbler - 4 Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 Blackpoll Warbler - 1 American Redstart - 3 Common Yellowthroat - 1 Eastern Towhee - 2 Song Sparrow - 1 Northern Cardinal - 6 Red-winged Blackbird - 50+ Common Grackle - 25 Brown-headed Cowbird - 2 American Goldfinch - 10 House Sparrow - 1 The Huntley Meadows Monday Morning birdwalk takes place every week, rain or shine, at 7 AM. It is free of charge, requires no reservation, and is open to all. Birders meet in the parking lot at the Park's entrance at 3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria, VA. For questions call the Park at (703) 768-2525. Harry Glasgow Friends of Huntley Meadows Park